minsort([],[]). minsort(L,[X|L1]) :- min1(X,L), remove(X,L,L2), minsort(L2,L1). min1(M,[X|L]) :- min2(X,M,L). min2(X,X,[]). min2(X,A,[M|L]) :- min(X,M,B),min2(B,A,L). min(X,Y,X) :- X=Y. %remove(N,[],[]). (this case cannot occur in our program) remove(N,[N|L],L). remove(N,[M|L],[M|L1]) :- N=\=M,remove(N,L,L1).